Abbott and Hunt telling porkies about the carbon price impact on Australians.
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Experts have rejected claims by the federal government that
household expenses would be significantly smaller after a repeal of the
carbon tax.
Prime Minister Tony Abbott and
Environment Minister Greg Hunt said on Monday average households would
be $550 a year better off with the scrapping of the tax.
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Hugh Saddler, a principal consultant for energy analysts Pitt &
Sherry, said it had been ''almost impossible'' to see the carbon price
footprint when it was introduced, and it would be no easier if it was
removed. The Australian Bureau of Statistics agreed.
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Meanwhile, Mr Abbott might have a more pressing challenge than
convincing Labor to abandon its carbon price: keeping his own senators
in line over issues such as his paid parental leave scheme.
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